Door-hanger



(No Model.)

LE GRAND TERRY.

. DOOR HANGER.

Patented Ap1'n25, 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

L GRAND TERRY, or DUNDEE, NEW YORK.

DOOR-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part: of Letters Patent No. 256,929, dated April 25, 1882.

Application filed July 18, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LE GRAND TERRY, of

Dundee, county of Yates, New York, have invented a new and useful Door'Hanger, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in door-hangers made principally of wroughtiron and provided with rollers, with a peculiar track, support for the track, with devices by which it is attached to the building, and a protection to keep the friction-rollers in place; also a hinge-joint in the hanger at or near the top of the door.

My invention consists of a door-hanger having a hinge-joint above the part attached to the door to allow the lower end ofthe door to swing outward without injuring the hanger or track it moves on, in combination with a wrought-iron track or rail to support the hanger and a downward projection for the vertical roller on the top of the hanger to pass behind to keep the horizontal wheel on the track. 1 attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation as it appears when applied to a building and door for use; Fig. 2, a transverse vertical section ot'the several parts as they appear in practical operation; Fig. 3, the pivot for the supporting-roller as it appears separate from the other parts.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in each view.

A is the rail or track for the supportingroller to roll or travel upon. It is made of a flat bar ofiron any s ze or length required. It is placed with one edge up for the supportingroller to roll upon. It is held in position by brackets or supports that have their ends turned up, that project from the building, and have a hole through them to bolt or rivet the rails to them.

B is one of the brackets that hold the rail. It is made of wrought-iron and is shaped as represented in Fig. 2. It has holes through the vertical part for bolts or screws to fasten it to the building, and a hole through the end that is turned up to bolt or rivet the rail to it. Any number of these brackets may be used, according to the size or weight of the door they support.

as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

O is the hanger that holds the supportingroller, and its lower end is fastened to the door. Itis made of wrought-iron and is shaped The upper part is bent inwardly above the supportin g-roller, and theend bent up and fitted for the frictionroller a. The lower end has a hinge-joint made in it above the part attached to the door, which allows the lower end of the door to be moved outwardly without breaking the hanger or injuring the rail or getting the roller oti the track it an animal should get against the door. At the place where the center of the roller comes should be a hole. It is made through it for the pivot to be put through; also holes for rivets or bolts to hold the pivot in place.

D is the pivot that holds the roller E in place. It is shaped as shown in Fig. 3. The round part on which the roller is placed is put through the hanger and the outside part is riveted to it. The round end may have a not on it; or it may be enlarged at the end to keep the roller on it.

E is the supporting-roller. It is made in any ordinary manner, and inusthave thegroove in it made to suit the edge of the rail.

F is the covering to shelter the other parts. A transverse section is shown in Fig. 2. It is fastened to the building, and the upper edge may be varied to suit the covering of the building to which itis applied. The outward part has adownward projection extending to near the hanger and outward, so that the roller a may pass to and fro behind it. By means of this the roller and hanger will not get out of their proper places.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The hanger 0, having a hinge-joint between the door and rail, and having the roller a at its upper end and holes for the pivot- D, all as above specified.

2. The part F, having the downward projection, in combination with a hanger having a horizontal wheel and vertical roller attached to a right-angled piece integral with the hanger strap, as herein shown and described.

LE GRAND TERRY.

Witnesses:

0. F. RANDOLPH, ANsEL E. OsMER. 

